Golf club carrier



June l, 1954 M. R. scHALL GOLF CLUB CARRIER Filed Jan. 23, 1953 INVENTORMyron R.,.S'cai/ ATTORNEYS Patented June l, 17954 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE GOLF CLUB CARRIER Myron R.Scl`1all, Sacramento, Calif.Application January 23, 1953, Serial No. 332,860

3 Claims.

The present invention is directed to, and itis a major object toprovide, a novel golf club carrier which is especially designed but notlimited for use in connection with a cart of the type used to transportconventional golf club bags about the course; such golf club carrierbeing arranged for ready attachment to, or removal from, the cart.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a golf clubcarrier which embodies a novel frame structure, which is rigid andunitary, for supporting and carrying a plurality of golf clubs inorderly arrangement, and with each club spaced from the others forprotection, as well as ease and convenience of manual selection for use.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a golf club carrier,as in the preceding paragraph, wherein such frame structure is tted witha plurality of upstanding golf club supporting tubes open at their upperends and each adapted to receive a single golf club; such tubes beingarranged in side by side rows, with an intermediate row extending to anupper end termination above the others for reception of the longer onesof the golf clubs. The shorter ones of the golf clubs are received inlaterally disposed rows of tubes of shorter length.

A further object of the instant invention is to provide a golf clubcarrier which includes readily accessible utlity bags for carrying extragolf balls, tees, gloves, and other of the golfers accessories.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a golf clubcarrier which is neat and attractive in appearance, and compact instructural arrangement.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a golf club carrierwhich is relatively light in weight, but sturdy; the carrier beingdesigned for ease and economy of manufacture, as well as convenience ofuse. f

Still another object of the invention is to provide a practical andreliable golf club carrier, and one which will be exceedingly effectivefor the purpose for which it is designed.

These objects are accomplished by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the followingspecication and claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the novel golf club carrier yas mounted ona cart for use.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the carrier.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the carrier with the span partiallybroken away.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional plan on line 5-5 of Fig. 3, showingthe intermediate tube locator plate.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, the novel golf club carrier, which embodies the presentinvention, is indicated generally at I; such carrier being shown in Fig.1 as mounted on a conventional golf club bag cart, indicated generallyat 2.

The golf club carrier I comprises an upstanding hollow housing orstandard, indicated generally at 3; such standard being of substantialheight, relatively narrow from side to side, of substantial extent frontto rear, and rectangular in plan.

The housing 3, which is preferably fabricated of plywood or other lightweight material, comprises sides 5 and ends 5; the sides 4 abutting atthe lower end on a rectangular bottom board ii intermediate the sideedges of the latter, while the ends 5 extend downwardly and are securedin notches 'I in said bottom board 6.

At the upper end thereof 3 is fitted with a top, tube locating plate 8formed with a longitudinally extending row of spaced circular holes 9. v

A corresponding member of tubes I0, preferably of liber, engage in theholes 9 in the top plate 3, and extend downwardly in the standard 3 toabutment with the bottom board The tubes It are of a length such thattheir upper ends lie flush with the top of the plate 8.

Locator plates, similar to the plate 8, are secured in the hollowstandard 3 at an intermediate point, and at the bottom thereof; saidlocator plates being indicated at Il and I2, and having holes forV thereception in locating relation of the tubes I0.

With the foregoing arrangement the tubes I0 are maintained in stabilizedand spaced parallel relation.

Adjacent but short of the upper end thereof the standard 3 is tted, onopposite sides, with horizontal, laterally projecting ilanges I3 whichextend from front to rear of said housing, yand said flanges I3 areformed with a row of spaced holes I4 through which tubes I5', similar tothe tubes I0, project. The tubes I5, which lie flush at the top with theupper surface of the flanges I3, extend downwardly on opposite sides ofthe standard 3 Yand'engage in holes I6 formed in the bottom boardy 6;the latter being of a width so that it extends some distance on oppositesides of the standard 3. As sodisposed, the tubes I5 are the hollowstandard4 arranged in rows on opposite sides of the central row of tubesI0.

The bottom board 6 is split lengthwise, with the line of split S runningcentrally through the holes I6 so as to form initially separate cleatsI1; each cleat I'I being secured to the bottom board 6 by screws I8. Aseach cleat Il is formed with one-half of each of the holes I6, thecleats II-which are initially relatively loosemay be bound against thetubes I5, to clamp them in place, upon tightening of the screws I8.

The bottom board l normally seats in a shallow metallic pan I9 securedto said bottom board by screws such pan providing protection, at thelower end of the carrier, against damage of board S and possibleseparation therefrom of cleats lI. The pan also has another importantuse, namely, to close the otherwise open end of the tubes and enablestock ber tubing to be used without change in the manufacture of thecarrier.

On the front end adjacent but short of the upper end thereof the carrierI is fitted with a strap handle or grip 2l secured to said carrier byvertically spaced retention bands 22 which surround the standard 3,being suitably aiixed thereto.

Bags 23, of relatively stiff material, are secured to the outer edge ofeach of the flanges I3 by means including cross cleats 2d within thebags, and screws 25 which run from said cross cleats through the back ofthe corresponding bag into the adjacent iange I3. Each bag 23 includes acover ap 26 which is normally held closed by a suitable catch 2'I. Thebags 23 serve to hold the golfers accessories, including extra golfballs, tees, gloves, or the like.

When the described carrier i is in use, the longer golf clubs 28 areplaced in, and project upwardly from, the tubes l0, while the shorterclubs 29 are placed in, and project upwardly from, the tubes i5; all ofthe clubs thus being supported and carried in orderly arrangement,protected one from the other, and in position for ease of manualselection by the player.

In the normal use of the carrier I, it is secured to a cart 2 in themanner illustrated in Fig. l. The pan I9 rests on the foot 39 of thecart and bears, at the back side, against upper and lower cross bars 3iand 32 which the cart includes on its post 33. Straps 34 encircle thecarrier I and secure it against the cross bars 3I and 32. As isconventional, the cart includes a wheel unit 35 rearwardly of the post33, and a push handle 36 which extends at an upward and rearward anglefrom above said wheel unit 35.

The construction of the described carrier is so compact and thin fromside to side that it allows the Wheels of a folding golf cart to fold upnormally on either side of the carrier, while the latter remainsattached to the cart.

Sponge rubber cushion pads (not shown) are placed in the bottom of eachof the tubes I9 and I5 as shockabsorbers for the ends of the grips andhandles of the golf clubs when they drop into the tubes.

While the carrier I is normally a rigid unitary structure, the tubes IUand I5 may be selectively removed for replacement if damaged.

When it is desired to transport the carrier I independently of the cart2, the straps 34 are unloosened, whereupon said carrier can be readilylifted and carried by the strap handle 2l.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that there hasbeen produced such a device as will substantially fulfill the objects ofthe invention, as set forth herein.

While this specication sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice such deviations from suchdetail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit ofthe invention, as dened by the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, the following is claimed as new anduseful, and upon which Letters Patent are desired:

1. A golf club carrier comprising a central rigid standard arranged tocarry a plurality of upstanding clubs in a single row, anges secured tothe sides of and projecting laterally out from the standard `adjacentthe top thereof, the flanges each having a single row of holes, a bottomplate rigid with and projecting laterally out from the lower end of thestandard and having rows of holes alined with the flange holes,closed-bottom club-holding tubes removably projecting through the alinedholes; each flange being split along the axial line of its row of holesto provide a cleat separate from the central portion of the plate, andmeans to detachably secure the cleat to said central portion of theplate in clamping relation to the tubes at their lower end.

2. A golf club carrier including a rigid standard arranged to carry aplurality of golf clubs and having substantially straight sides, aflange rigid with and projecting laterally out from one side of thestandard adjacent the upper end thereof, a bottom plate rigid with andprojecting laterally out below the flange from the standard at the lowerend thereof, the plate and ilange having alined holes therethrough,club-holding tubes removably projecting through the holes, the holes inthe plate being semicircular and opening laterally out, a cleatremovably vsecured to the plate and embracing the outer portion of thetubes and clamping the same against the plate, and a shallow metal paninto which the bottom plate and cleat t and removably secured to thebottom plate to form a bottom for the tubes and prevent unintentionallateral displacement.

3 fA golf club carrier including a rigid upstanding hollow standardhaving a row of clubholding tubes mounted therein, other rows ofclub-holding tubes disposed adjacent but laterally out from andsupported by the standard, a handle for the carrier disposed at one endof the standard, and means to secure the handle to the standardcomprising retention bands secured to the ends of the handle, said bandsprojecting between said other rows of tubes and the standard andextending about the latter in vertically spaced relation and beingsecured thereto.

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